we're seeing a severe thunderstorm watch in the western third of the state, allegany county, washington county and towards hancock. we have seen some storms firing up. and that's going to be the scenario through the rest of the evening. i think some pop-up storms but the main line yet to arrive here and as we go into our live scan mode you can see nothing around the immediate baltimore area, so that's a good thing. high temperatures low to mid-80s and the current temps in the upper 70s. a warm evening and i think quiet for the most part. there will be a chance for scattered storms to the west. we'll talk about that coming up. >>> well, got some sad news. if you were hoping for some relief when you fill up, bad news. this week the average price for regular unleaded is expected to jump to $4 a gallon. this is the first time we've seen this since july of 2008. the national average is $3.97. over the weekend gas prices jumped three cents nationwide. experts said the spike was a delayed reaction to the deadly storms across the south and midwest. the storms temporarily knocked out power at so